1984 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1984 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 319 to 317.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Rypien with 1,927 passing yards, Rueben Mayes with 1,637 rushing yards, and John Marshall with 534 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
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September 1 |
at Tennessee* |
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Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
L 27–34
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September 8 |
Utah* |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
W 42–40
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September 15 |
at No. 9 Ohio State* |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
L 0–44
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September 22 |
Ball State* |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
W 16–14
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October 6 |
USC |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
L 27–29
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October 13 |
at UCLA |
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Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
L 24–27
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October 20 |
at Stanford |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 49–42
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October 27 |
at Oregon |
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Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
W 50–41
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November 3 |
Oregon State |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
W 20–3
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November 10 |
at California |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
W 33–7
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November 17 |
No. 8 Washington |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) |
L 29–38
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Season summary
Oregon
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Washington St |
21 |
9 | 7 | 13 |
50 |
Oregon |
6 |
14 | 6 | 15 |
41 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
9:24 | WSU | Rypien 1-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 7-0 |
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1 |
6:39 | WSU | Chase 77-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 14-0 |
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1 |
4:29 | ORE | McCall 16-yard run (pass failed) | WSU 14-6 |
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1 |
0:17 | WSU | Mayes 2-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 21-6 |
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2 |
9:34 | ORE | Barnes 36-yard pass from Holman (pass failed) | WSU 21-12 |
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2 |
8:20 | WSU | Mayes 69-yard run (kick failed) | WSU 27-12 |
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2 |
5:47 | ORE | Barnes 9-yard pass from Miller (Miller to McCall pass) | WSU 27-20 |
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2 |
0:15 | WSU | Trout 26-yard field goal | WSU 30-20 |
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3 |
9:37 | ORE | MacLeod 30-yard field goal | WSU 30-23 |
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3 |
4:02 | ORE | MacLeod 44-yard field goal | WSU 30-26 |
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3 |
1:51 | WSU | Calvin 8-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 37-26 |
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4 |
13:49 | WSU | Mayes 12-yard run (Trout kick) | WSU 44-26 |
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4 |
10:42 | ORE | Cherry 3-yard run (Miller to McCall pass) | WSU 44-34 |
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4 |
8:05 | WSU | Trout 41-yard field goal | WSU 47-34 |
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4 |
5:24 | ORE | Cherry 1-yard run (MacLeod kick) | WSU 47-41 |
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4 |
0:56 | WSU | Trout 39-yard field goal | WSU 50-41 |
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Statistics
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